Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell

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English Interregnum government historical government republican regime

The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell was the republican regime that governed England, Scotland, and Ireland under Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector in the 1650s, following the abolition of the monarchy after the English Civil War.

Aliases (8)

Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell ×3
Commonwealth of England ×1
Cromwellian regime ×1
English Interregnum (in part) ×1
Establishment of the English Commonwealth ×1
Establishment of the Protectorate ×1
Interregnum (England) ×1
Protectorate of England ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English Interregnum government → historical government → republican regime →
capital	London →
constitutionalDocument	Humble Petition and Advice → Instrument of Government →
country	England → Ireland → Scotland →
currency	pound sterling →
endTime	1658 → 3 September 1658 →
followedBy	Protectorate of Richard Cromwell → Restoration of the monarchy →
follows	Commonwealth of England → English Civil War → execution of Charles I →
foreignPolicy	alliance with France against Spain → support for Protestant causes in Europe →
governmentForm	military-backed regime → republic →
hasLeaderTitle	Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland →
headOfGovernment	Oliver Cromwell →
headOfState	Oliver Cromwell →
ideology	English republicanism → Puritanism →
legislativeBody	First Protectorate Parliament → Protectorate Parliament → Second Protectorate Parliament →
namedAfter	Oliver Cromwell →
notableLeader	Henry Cromwell → John Lambert →
notablePolicy	continuation of conquest and plantation in Ireland → religious toleration for many Protestant sects →
officeTitleOfRuler	Lord Protector →
partOf	Interregnum (England) →
precededBy	Barebone's Parliament → Rump Parliament →
religionPolicy	Puritan-influenced Protestantism →
replaces	English monarchy → Rump Parliament →
significantEvent	Battle of the Dunes (1658) → First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) → Western Design against Spanish America → rule of the Major-Generals →
startTime	16 December 1653 → 1653 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles I and the House of Commons ("Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell") → English Civil War →	followedBy
English Army ("Protectorate of England") →	allegiance
Siege of Limerick (1651) ("Cromwellian regime") →	associatedWith
Restoration (England) →	follows
Long Parliament ("English Interregnum (in part)") →	governedDuring
Exile of the Stuart royal family in the Dutch Republic ("Establishment of the English Commonwealth") →	hasCause
Stuart period ("Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell") →	hasPart
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester ("Interregnum (England)") →	historicalPeriod
Oliver Cromwell ("Establishment of the Protectorate") →	notableWork
Restoration of the monarchy ("Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell") →	replaces
Charles I of England ("Commonwealth of England") →	successor